Nineteen Jews have been covertly taken from their homes in Yemen and brought to safety in Israel as violence against Jews increases in the predominantly Islamic country.
UnitedwithIsrael.org reports that the Jewish Agency for Israel has rescued about 200 Jews from Yemen in recent years.
The most recent rescue involved 19 Jews; 14 from the town of Raydah and a family of five from Sana’a.
The group arriving in Israel from Raydah included a rabbi who brought with him an ancient Torah scroll, estimated to be between 500 and 600 years old.
Yemen has become embroiled in civil war and violence against Jews has escalated. The father of the husband from Sana’a was murdered in an anti-Semitic attack. His remains were also brought to Israel for burial.
